transcended

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In the case of “Brigadoon,” Lerner and Loewe composed a musical that recognized the global scar of World War II, and in its insistence that love transcended loss, gave people the catharsis they needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

For a moment, he adds, it transcended partisan divisions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

For Obama, the moment was personal, but his remarks deliberately transcended it.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Netscher has meticulously rendered the garment’s luscious materiality—its fall, folds, creases and bunchings—yet transcended mere description to give us a shimmering vision of white and gray highlighted by splashes of red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Sometimes I came upon them standing close, arms encircling waists, heads close, as if they shared secrets that transcended the hurt and resentments, the name-calling and deceit.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago